Automatic filling-replenishing loom.



J. NORTHROP & E. S. WOOD.

AUTOMATIC FILLING REPLENISHING LOOM.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 10. 1908.

926,01 5. Patented June 22, 1909.

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J. NORTHROB dz E. S. ,WOOD. AUTOMATIGFILLING BEPLENISHING L001!- APPLICATION FILED FEB. It). 1908.

; Patn ted June22,1909.

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Jouaenonrnnor AND EVERETT. swoon, 0F HoPEnAEE,,MAssAenusETrs; issreuoiisr TO WILLIAM F. DRAPER', 0F HOPEDALEyMLSSAOHUSETTS.

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,ToeZlyhom it may concern: Beit'known that .we, JpnAsNonTHnoP J dPEVEBETT- 'S; WOOD, citizens of the .Uiiited States, and residents of Hopedale,

county of Worcester} State of Massachusetts,

haveiinvented certain new and useful Improvements 111 Automatic Filling-ReplenishngxLoomm QLWhlQlI-thfi fOllOWlDg is a full, clear, and exact specification.

Inaeertain type of automatic fillin -replemshmg'loom, .now 1n extensive an. increasinguse, when the filling on the fillingcarrier or'bobbin in the shuttle is v wo t'enoif or breaks the replenis g mechan sm' Operates automatical y to drive out of the shuttle the old or so-called s ent bobbin andreplaces it by a fresh one, t at is, ,by a

fillgF-carrier or bobbin having a full supply of mg. In addition to this the fresh or incoming filling must be directed automatically intothe delivery-eye of the shuttle, so that it will be wound off the bobbin and properly laidjin the 'shedas the shuttle makes its recipi'ocating -motions across the lay, the introduction' of the fillin to the eye of the shuttle "being technical y termed threadmgr A large percentage of failures to accomplish this introduction of the filling to the delivery-e e would not only render the 5 tioniwithout breaking 't automatic rep enishing feature valueless but cloth. f

The usual mode of threading is to draw the fillin thread down into a longitudinal passage 1n the shuttle by the motion of the latter across the lay after re lenishment, the return i'ck carrying the ing into the side de- 1Very-eye',-rcad for weaving and completely threading the s uttle. Much ingenuity has been expended in accom lishing this operahe fillin which is generally slack twisted and ten er and has =to' be manipulated with considerable care.

At the hopper or're lenishing side of the 100111 the .dlrection of t e pull of the filling when the shuttle is picked is not in line with the axis of the bobbin, but at a considerable angle thereto, and the thread is liable to catch-and break under the strain to which it is subjected by the ick. At times the "threadfails to enter t e thread-passage, or

does not remain init, at the end of the first pick, and in either case breakage is certain 'o '-;.the return pick, as will be man fest to in-the-art. These ob eetionable v Specification of Letters Patentv Application and nbmaryio, 190s. Berta! no. 415,160;

termed mis-t reads, ahopper misthread when the breakage occurs at or near the replenishm g side of the loom on the first pick afterrepjenlshment, and a real mis-thread when the return pick,'.and either mis-thrcad causes the insertion of another filling-carrier and tends to make a blemish in the cloth. While many attempts have been made to avoid [ling fails to enter the delivery-eye on the.

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andanl'ioyin breakages are technically these faults none have been entirely succetssful, and probably no piece ofcloth is woven on an automatic loom of the type referred to which does not contain evidence of their existence, while the labor of the weaver isincreased by handling and putting extra bobbins into the filling-feeder or hopper.

In our present invention, which relates to automatic fillingreplenishing looms, our 'ob ject has been to so construct and arrange the operating parts that the mis-threads have been eliminated entirely, save in instances} v where the setting of the mechanism is wrong i or it is out of order. In accordance with our present invention, instead of depending on the movement of the shuttle across the lay to draw the new filling Y thread into the longitudinal passage in the shuttle we provide means on the shuttle which, by or through backward movement of the shuttle on the lay, assumes deliverable control of the filling thread before the shuttle is picked. H

By the term deliverable control we mean such control that the filling draws oil from the shuttle in such condition that it is' delivered properly to be laid in the shed, or in other words an effective or primary threading of the shuttle is attained. As a result when the pick occurs the filling draws on the bob-' bin substantially'in the line of the bobbin axis and is unbroken, eliminating breaking" strains and avoiding hopper misthreads'while at t e end of the first pick makes a so-called real mis-thread im ossible. That is, at the end of the first pic the filling willeither be in the thread passage and'in accurate posi:

tion to be immediatcl directed to the de livery-eye at the beginning of the second pick, thereby efiectin a complete or'fin'a! threading of the shutt maintained in deliverable condition and cannot .be broken on the return pick,

The various novel featur s 9f Lou! invent:

the positive and certain control of the thread e 01' the filling joined ed out our invention hes, broadly, in a construction vavoid confusion, the fresh been inserted' in the shuttl tion willbefullyi describedin detailinthesubspecification and particularly pointin the following claims, but the gist of and arrangement whereby an efiective threading'of the shuttle is attained by or through the backwardmovement ofthe lay, and before the pick, rather than by the movement o'f'the shuttle during the pick.-

Figure his a top plan view of a portion of Y the replenishing side of an embodying our invention,

automatic loom filling-feeder being shown b 'tial right hand elevation of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is showing the lay the shuttle-box, the fresh filling-end being shown as in condition tobe delivered from the shuttle; Fi .4 is an enlargedfront view 1 of the thread-delivering end of the shuttle; Fig. 5 is a top plan view thereof, also enlarged;.Fig. 6 1s a transverse section-on the "l1ne6-6, Fig.5, looking toward the left; Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the thread-dithe reserve supply ferrer 6- being elongated,-Fig. 1, the purpose whereof Such replenishing 'recting' and controlling block,

detached from the'shuttle.

The mechamsni to replenish the active or latter being shown in dotted lines Fig. 1') for of filling-carriers or bobbins 3, the bellhaped disk 4 and the holder 5 being mounted to rotate with the filling-feeder or hopper, as in the Northrop type of automatic loom. United Patent No. 529940 granted November 27, 1894. to J Northrop illustrates faloom'offrom v v fulcrumed onthe stud -7'-,'the latter remove will presently. appear. mechanism is actuated in well known man her, the feeder being mounted on a stand-8 I fixed on the breast-beam at one 'side of the 3 150m, and the la 5.0

.601 v to the-end-holder positioned very nearly when a bobbm transferrer, the

9' has ashuttle-box indicated at 10, in which the shuttle is positioned is inserted therem by the.

shuttle being picked in usual manner, one'o-f'the pickers being shown at 1.1. I When changei's effected a bobbin 1 about the instant the lay is at front center,

is insertedin the-boxed shuttle 12 at or Fig. 1, it being understood'that the fresh end or thread of filling-then leads from the tip of the bobbin alongthe top of the shuttle, as at 12 Fig.1, and under the edge of the plate 4 I The filling-end is then along the longitudinal axis of the bobbin, prolonged, but as the lay moves'back, the thread will be changed to lie at a considerable angle to the bobbin axis,

a portion of 'the' dotted lines to; ling having just? e; Fig. 2 is-a par-- a top plan view .as having moved backward,- but before the pick, the shuttle being. still in carrier 'unning shuttle with filling comprehends the l oonnected, and rotatable plates- 1', 2, (the vw rkhich forms endand herein the filling-carriers are. the feeder bytheusual transcontrolling means,

vpart of the wall 14 a such angle increasing up to the instant the shuttle 1s pickedfrom the box and. then decreasmg as theshutt-le movesacross'the lay.

In automatically self-thread-iiig-shuttlesherev I tofore devised this movement of the shuttle across, thelay has been utilized to efiect cooperation between, the' filling and the threading device, so that on the return pick the-filling maybe directed to the delivery eye ofwthe shuttle.

I :Herein we utilize the backward movementof the lay to bring about an efiective threadingof the shuttle, that is, so that theQfilling will be delivered therefr'omto be'properly laid in the shed, "s accomplished while the shuttle is quiescent inthe shuttle-box prior to the'pick.

"The means which is caused to positively enage and assumedeliverable control of the filling thread by such backward movementof the lay is mounted on the shuttle butimmovably with relation thereto, as will appear, the rigid and inert structure of such means intent of the shuttle and replenishing means in a direction transverse. to the length of the being brought-into action by relative movej shuttle or in the general direction of lay movement; v

The shuttle-12 opening-13 for-the reception of the fillingheldthereiri by any suitable means not apart of our'p resent .lIlVBIltlOIl,'iill6' Sl111litle-bodyat its forward'oreye end being cut away to present a. diagonal, inclinedwall'14 the rear-side of a longitudinal thread" passage 15 Fig. 5, substantially in is provided with a recess or pocket 16 which at, its lower edgeform's' a guard lip 17, and the wall is continued beyond the pocket merging into the rear side of a diagonal The front side of'the groove of the shuttle.

ocket is formed by the part 19 opposite the jof the 'shutt e-wood,' which part is downwardly and rearwardly inclined at 20 to lead to the open side delivery-eye 21 through which the filling draws when the shuttle is completely or finally threaded. v

making with the rear V-shaped and beyeled' entrance to the rear endof the thread passage 15, the front wall of 'the p'assagel' belng has the usual elongated alinement with the was of the filling carrier. S fThiswall at the forward end of the passage tates -gro0fve 18 which terminates at the front side d the head terminating a .125 the head 23 is down-' 'i -;-i or1ned by the back block, the latter screw 26. the beak, and a guide-pin 28 .dependsfrom the-horn, Fig. 7, terminating in an open loop' 29. The front side-of the head is down' turned at 30 to fit the front wall of the shuttle back of the part 19, forming with the side thereof a passage leading to the deliveryioeye. When afresh bobbin is inserted in the shuttle the descent of the bobbin carries the filling thread leading therefrom down be- I tween the op ositely inclined parts 14 and [5 so that will drop into the rear end of the thread passage, the thread bein' thus brought downbehind the beak 24, the general slope and direction of the wall 14 insuring this result.

part of the threading being held inplace by a 7 2b As'will be noted, the top of the head slopes iearward and is highest at itsend above the beak, Fig. 41, and the rear face 31 of the beak is quite sharply inclined fron'tward, see'Fig. 6, so that when the thread is ulled or tightened it will slide down such ace and under the tip or point of the beak, the'high part of the head at the beak insuring the positioning of the thread behind the beak as the bobbin is transferred. This ositioning'of the thread 36 12?? is shown as well as may be in Fig. 1, it

beingremembered that the thread leads outwardiunder the plate 4 and thence to the holdingdevice 5, th'e rheadLf As the'lay moves back after filling change the filling thread slides down the rear face 3] and underthe tip of the. beak, being momentarily depressed below the lip 17 and then drawing up-in front of the beak and over the lip into the groove 18, all prior to the pick and while the shuttle is quiescent in the shuttlebox.-- In-nnediatcly the thread passes under the beak and'up in front thereof the thread isv in: deliverable condition and the 4,5shuttle is effectively threaded, for as the shuttle is picked fronrthe box-10 the thread draws forward in the trough-like groove 18 and between the beak and the horn 27, as will be manifest, so that the filling is properly I laid in the shed. .The parts of the thread directing and controlling means are altogether rigid and immovable relatively to the shuttle, l obviously, I and while the beak is ready to engage and 955111116 posit ve and-deliverablecontrolof=the fres inning thread the-"carry ngo'utof .such lunctions are.

broughtabo'ut-by the backward movement of the lay, and not by any movement 01' the shuttlerelatively to the lay. I a As *so5i1as the-thread is carried 'under and the bobbiir substantially in aline- 6a The t read of filling cannot escape again un A horn 27 leads downwardl'rom the guide back of the higher part of.

f" the'beak-the filling will draw- 'jth tits longitudinal axis so that a e1 'lnis thread is entirely eliminated.

17 is higher than dcr the beak because 'the li' thetlp of the beak, "such; lip the'r y acting I as a guard against such-escape.

Inasmuch as the fillingdraws'ofi in sub; I

tween the shuttle path and the filling between the shuttle andthe held end of he filling having no effect whatever. on the 'return pick the filling is drawn up out of the groove 18 and over the part 19 of the shuttlebody and is drawn thence down between the rear face 20 and the part 30 of the threading block, sliding down along the born 27, around pin 28 and into the loop 29 as it is drawn through the delivery-eye 21 of the I shiittle. After the filling enters the loop 29 it is held therein by the structure of the loop, but as the shuttle and its thread directing de} vices are not claimed herein per se'furtherdetailed description is unnecessary. filling is introduced to the delivery-eye the shuttle is completely threaded, and the filling is thereafter delivered through the eye. Should the filling fail to be directed into the When the eye on the second pick after replenishment there would be no breakage, for tlie filling would still be under the controlof thejb eak and head and would be in deliverable condi tion, drawing over the top of the head as the shuttle is picked to the right. 'He nce no socalled real lids-threads can occur, due to the filling pulling off rearwardly'fronr the bobbin. f

The distance from the tip of the jfilliilgscar rier to the end-holder is qulte considerable at time of replenishment, and there is at times with some kinds of filling atendency the filling-end to curl or kink out ofits roper position behind the beak just prior to ackward movement of the lay. This can be readily overcome, however, by using when necessary a catcher or holder to engage the filling-end between the bobbin and the end-holder on the hopper, and we have shown such a catcher.

The elongated end of the stud 7 has fixedly secured to it the hub of a stationary, rearwardly extended arm 32, projecting above the lay path and having its rear end enlarged at 33 and provided with an open slot 34, Eig. 2, the extremity of the arm being shaped to present an upcurv ed finger 35 the lower edge of which leads-to the entrance of .the ,slot. At its rear edgethc slot is provided hook-like projections 36, twobeingshown below and one above the entrance to t-he slot, The filling-feeder or hopper moves forward after each transfer, to bring the next bobbin into transferring position, and. the filling-end leading from such bobbin is brought under and slidesalong the lower edge of the finger.

' of transfer being clearly shown in Fig. 2.'

the pick of the shuttle.

' 'ing between said holding means and shuttle.

' lay provided with a shuttle-box,

35 by the advance of the hopper, the filling end entering the slot 34 of the catching device. When this bobbin is transferred to the slruttle the iilling-end drops to the bottom of the slot 34-, bringing the thread as close to'the top of the shuttle as possible, the position of the slot relatively to the shuttle at the time Now as the lay moves back the filling-end Wlll be heldby the catcher, relatively near the beak on the. shuttle, see Figs. 1 and 3, but it will draw the thread down under the beak and up in front thereof into the groove 18 just as has been described, causing effective.

as in Fig. 3,'before Inasmuch as the catcher confines the filling thread quite near the beak any tendency of the filling to kink or curl out of proper position is overcome.

The general tendency of the filling-end as the lay moves back is to draw under the prothreadingof the shuttle,

what We claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is c 1 In a loom, the combination of the lay, a shuttle box, a shuttle, replenishing means to replenish the filling in the shuttle, and means on the shuttle to assume control of the freshfilling and cause. effective threading of the shuttle by relative movement of the shuttle and replenishing means in the direction of lay movement,

2. In a 100111, the combination of the lay, a shuttle box, ashuttle, replenishing means to replenish the filling in the shuttle. and means on the shuttle and relatively immovable thereto to assume deliverable control of the fresh filling by relative movement of the shuttle and replenishing means in the direction of lay inovenient.

In a loom, the combination of the lay, a

shuttle-box, a shuttle, replenishing means to replenish the filling in the shuttle, holding means forthe end of the fresh filling, and means onthe'shuttle to assume deliverable eontrol'of the nest filling by relative movement of the'sliuttle and said holding means in a direction transverse to the filling extendin a loom having a of mechanm t0 insert automatically a fresh fil1 4. The combination,

iection 36 nearest the bottom of the slot 34 delivery eye,

. before the shuttle is picked.

carrier in the shuttle when boxed, the shuttle, having a delivery-eye, and means on the 1 shuttle immovable relatively'theretdto-automatically' engage the fresh filling'by rela tive movement of the shuttle and replenish-- means in the direction of lay movement an carrier substantially in alinementi with its arms when the shuttle is picked from the shuttle-box.

5. The combination, in a loom having a lay provided with a shuttle-box, of mechanosition thefillin'g to draw-ofi the fillingism to insert automatically :1 fresh filling-- carrier in the shuttle when boxed, saidmechamsm' including 7 a, feeder from which the. filling-carriers are transferred to the-shuttle and a holder for the filling-ends, the feeder and end-holder being mounted; on a stationary part of the loom, a'shuttle having a side delivery eye,--e and relati' a immovable means on the shuttle to engage-and-assume deliverable control of the 'f reshfilling at a pointy between'the end-holder and the just inserted filling-carrier by kward movement of the lay and while t'lii shuttle is still in the shuttle-box.

,6. The combination, in a loom having a carrier in the shuttle when boxed, said" v anism including a feeder from which the ing-carriers are transferred to the shuttle filling-ends, the feeder I and end-holder being mounted on a Smears the loom, a shuttle having aside 1 and relatively immovable and aholder for the my part of means on the shuttle to engage and assume deliverable control of the fresh filling at a;

the endsholder and the just 5 I point between I inserted filling-carrier whenthe lay moves back and while the shuttle is still in the shut-' lay provided with ashuttle-box, of meehan-j f ism to insert automatically a fIBShQfllllIIg tlebox, said means mcluding a horn to thereafter direct the filling to the -delivery-' eye. v g

7. In a loom, the combination of a lay,

i'resh supply of filling, to cause ell'ective threading of the-shuttle by relative movement of the shutl l and mechanism in the direction of laylmovement 8. In a loom, in'combination, a shuttle-box, a shuttle, mechamsm to.re-

pleni sh the shuttle automatic ally, and means on the shuttle to assume deliverable control of the. filling thread by. relativ'e movement of the shuttle and said'mechanismfrom replenishing position while the shuttle is .in the shuttle box. Y 1

9. In a loom, in combination, a'lay. mechanism to provide automatically the'shuttle with a fresh supply'of filling, a shuttle, and relatively immovable means thereon to cause effective threading of the shuttle by relatlve movement of the shuttle and saidmechan.

I10 -mechanism to provide the shuttle with a a shuttle, and means said a lay having erative by and upon backward movement of 9 the lay and shuttle-to assume control of the fresh filling thread and insure effective del'very thereof when the shuttle is picked.

11. In' a loom, in combination, a lay, a shuttle having a deliver .-eye, mechanism to 'provide the shuttle automatically with a fresh supply of filling, and means on and immovable relatively tothe shuttle to assume dehverable'control of the fresh filling by and upon relative movement of the shuttle and sumes' deliverable control to'th'e" iekof the shuttle.

said mechanism in the direction of lay movement following filling replenishment and thereafter to direct the filling to the delivery eye.

12. In a 100111, a lay, mechanism to insert 1 automatically-a filling-carrier into the active shuttle, a shuttle having a side delivery-eye and a longitudinal passage, and means on the shuttle todirect the filling thread to the delivery-eye, said means including a fixed and'downturned-beak overhanging the forward end of the passage and inclined toward the front of-the shuttle, relative movement of the shuttle and mechanism in the direction oflay movement, causing the thread to pass under the beak whereby the latter asof the thread prior 13L n a'loom, a lay, mechanism to insert automatically a filling-carrier intothe active shuttle; a. shuttle having a side delivery-eye and a longitudinal passage having its rear Wallinclined, and means on the shuttle to direct the filling-thread to the delivery-eye, said means including a downturned and frontwardly inclined beak overhanging the forward'end of the passa e, the incoming filling-carrier drawing the fi ling thread down over the inclined wall into the passage and behind the beak, backward movement of the lay carrying the shuttlethereafter causing the thread to pass under the. beak whereby the latter assumes deliverable control of the thread prior to the pick of the shuttle, and a guard to prevent escape of the thread from the control of the beak.

14. In a loom, a lay, mechanism to insert automatically a filling-carrier into the active shuttle, a shuttle having a side delivery-eye and a longitudinal passage with an inclined rear Wall provided with a )ocket, and means on the shuttle to direct tlie. filling-thread to the delivery-eye, said means including a head crossing the forward end of the passage and terminatin in av (lownturned and frontwardly inc 'ned beak projecting into the ocket, the front edge or lip of the latter ormmg aguard for the beak, the incoming filling-carrier dravvin the filling-threaddown over the inclined wa l and into the: passage and behind the beak, backwardymovcment thread to pass under .of the lay carrying the shuttle ;e:n1singv the the beakand. up over,

the guard above the tip ofjsaid bealg'nvlwrc by the beak assumes and causes it to draw off I carrier substantially in alineinent;with,its axis before the shuttle is pickcd.

control of} the 1 thread from! the lilling;

15; Ina loom, a lay, mechanism t o,i' isc1t.-

automatically a filling-Carrie rintothe a'cLi ve shuttle, a shuttle having aside delivery-ev 11 and a lon itudinal passage. having a lipolf its rear we 1 near its forward end ftlltl-llllflllfi on the shuttle to direct the lilhn the'deliveryeye, said meansj inchzdin'g a;

downturned beak overhanging the passage and frontwardly mchned, withits tip behind and below the lip, the fillingihrejad' hcing,,

drawn down into the passage an: behind the beak by the incoming filling-carrier"; "bat ward movement of the lay .carr'yingjtli e shutfi tle prior to the pick causing the pass under the beak andupf 'over 1e latter then preventing esca )e ,of the tread tit thread under the beak, the shuttlediodyhaving groove formed in its top lOilillllQfOl agonally from the beak, in"\vhi .flrgroin L thread is guided on the firstpick heifilling" replenislnnent.

16. The combination, in a'lo'o Ttl m the lay provided with a slultt'le box,"ofmeg-han-ff 1S11l to insert automatically 3a l res'h hlhng filling-carriers are transl'e'rrejd' to the shuttle,

carrier in the shuttle when lioxcdj-sai'd"mecIi QlOO and aliolder for the filling-ends leadinglroni the filling-carriers, a stationary device to-en gage the. fillingend of the carrier next-to be transferred, such engagement l'ming cfl'ectcd at a point between thetip of the carrier and the end holder, a shuttlehavi-ng'asidedelivery-eye and means on the shuttle to engage and assume deliverable contmlaof the 5 new filling-end by backward movement of the lay, while the shuttleiiswboxod, "th n;

pix-venting displace;

catcher at such time ment of the idling-end. r 1' 17. The comhiim-tion, in ailoom, of, a lay,

mechanism to replenish automatically the;

filling in the activeshuttlo, said mechanism including a feeder to contain filling-carriers2-:

in reserve, a stationary device to engage automatically the filling-end of the filling-car- I'lGF'IlGXl? to be removed from the feeder, a shuttle, and means thereon to engage and assume deliverable control of the new filling end by and upon backward movement ofthe lay carrying the shuttle prior to the pick, said stationary device at such tune acting upon the filling-end and preventing .accidental displacement thereof as the lay moves back.

18. The combination, in a loom, ofta lay,

mechanism to-replenish automatically the filling intheactive shuttle, saidnieclranism including. a movable feederto contain ii-ll ingcarr ers inreserve, a stationary, rearwardlyextended'arm overhanging the path of the and having a rearwardly open slot and a curved fm 'er-leading to the opening of the I0l, th',]ige 1' engaging the filling-end of the carr ier"next to be removed from the feeder-anddirecting the filling-end into the slot, the latter having hook-like projections on its rearlside to catchiand holdthe filling-u enrlya-sliuttle and means thereon to assume 1 deliverable control of the new'filling-end by. .15

and u ion backward movement of the layand shutt e before the shuttle is 'picked, the fill- 1ng-end being retainedin theislot and thereby 'held from displacement when thelay moves back.

v 19.. "Ian loom, in combination, an -11w ing a sl1uttle-box, mechanism to insert automatically. a fresh bobbin in the shuttle when boxed,- a' shuttle, and means mounted on and immovablerelatively to the shuttletto shuttle.

'yg2l. In mechanisni to insert uulmnutically a fresh fresh bobbin and assume deliverable control of the fresh illiing thread by l-nteliward mo Venn-lit of the lay while the shuttle is in the s'huttle-br'ix.

I 20. In a 'lOOlll, in ernnbmutron, a lay,

- j nl eclianism to insert autoi'nutir-ally afresh I I brought into positive engagement with the bobbin in the shuttle,- a sln'rtlle, and means fresh iilling-tln'mtd by backward moxernent of the shuttle on the lay after insertion of a before the shuttle picked, to cause an elleetive threading of the a Z-num, in combination, a ly,

' bobbin in the shuttle, a shuttle having a side delivery-cye, inc-ans lo runs-e elYect-ive threading of the shuttle by lurchwurd. movement of alter insertion of a v the shuttle to direct the filling thread into the tl('l1\'Ul ')":U {G on the reing 0 the shuttle. 1

2'2 11 .lUt)lll, in. rombination, a I lay, "mocha. nr'to insert nutmn'utivully n lleslr bobb i the. shuttle, a shuttle having :t

=1 "i'r'ead passage, a blorh in the shulile l'ormbefore the shuttle is pielflul;

ing one wall of the passage and provided with a head crossing the forward end of the passage and terminating in a downturned, frontnanlly inclined beak, aportion of the shuttle body forming a guard lip in front of and above t-he tip'of thebeak, the insertion of the bobbin. drawing the filling-thread into the passage, behind the beak, backward movement of the lay and shuttle beforethe shuttle is picked causing the filling thread to pass under the beak and overthe guard thread from the control of the beak 23. T hecombination, in 'a loom having a lay-provided with a shuttle-box, of mechanism to replenish automatically the, filling and means thereon rendered operative directly by the relative movement of the shut tle and said mechanism transversely to the fresh filling-thread to assume control of such thread and cause effective threading of the shuttle While in the shuttle-box.

24. A looni. having, in combination, a shuttle, mechanism to provide it automatically with a fresh supply of filling; and uncans on movement of theshuttle'toward the rear" of the loom and away from filling-receiving position toIasume control of the fresh filling and cause effective threading of theshuttle before it is picked.

25. A loom having, in combination, a shuttle adapted to lay filling, mechanism to insert automatically fresh filling in the shuttle', means to move the shuttle into and out of filling-receiving position, and means on the shuttle caused to assume control of the fresh filling by movement of'the shuttle from iilling receivingposition and to cause eilective threading of the shuttle before its move ment to lay filling begins. v

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. vJONAS NOlt'll-lhOP. v EVERETT S. \VOOI).

\l'itnesses: i

W e NDELI. WILLIAM s, W1 LLIAM O. ELLIS;

the shuttle rendered operative by ii the latter preventing release of. the filling v [when the shuttle is in the box; the shuttle, 

